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Canvas Hacked; Personal Info Stolen
On May 7, Chief Information Officer David Boxer sent an email to students, writing that Canvas had been…
Mrs. Krig reflects on 35 years of teaching
“[Blake has] been a really wonderful place,” says Mrs. Maelene Krig, who is now retiring after 35 years…
Sixth Grade Students Profit Selling Sports Cards
For some kids, running a lemonade just isn’t enough. That is why four Middle School students created Blake's…
Otis Environmental Authors: Amy and Dave Freeman
Established in 1997, The Philip Otis Environmental Authors Program includes a biannual visit from an environmental author. This…
Middle School ICE Protest
In early December, “Operation Metro Surge”, a months-long immigration enforcement operation, began in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. On…
Students Upset With Securly
With Blake’s implementation of Securly, sixth-grade students have been subject to harsh restrictions on their school-issued laptops. With…
Mr. Libert's Duck Economics
They are all around the middle school. In lockers, dropped on the floor, and even in a windowsill…
Blake’s Flu Outbreak of 2025
It’s that time of year again. Flu season hit the Blake community hard. In a Blake Bear Bugle…
Highcroft Traditions Reflection
Highcroft, formerly one of Blake’s elementary schools, was one of the three school campuses of Blake, along with…
Blake Tests New Tech Measures
New software for 6th grade allows parents to regulate student devices. This month, the school announced that it…
Blake’s New Dance Program
There’s something new at Blake this year — and it’s not just Chris Torino, the newly announced incoming…
New K-pop Dance Team
Every Wednesday during tutorial, a group of 16 dedicated students comes together to learn dances to K-pop songs.…
McGuire Visiting Artist Ver Ikeseh and the Mural Team Paint the New Middle School Mural
McGuire Visiting Artist The McGuire Visiting Artist residency is a program that allows Blake to host a professional…
New House Council Structure
This year, the Middle School Administration decided to try a new structure for House Council. When the House…
Ms. Hussain Elected President of Association for Library Service to Children
There is no doubt that Blake teachers do incredible things. Among these incredible things is that Ms. Ariana…
Corrections
In the Q4, 2025 issue, Maddy Wegner’s last name was misspelled as “Weger.” In that same issue, the…
Sprinkler Malfunction Causes Fire Alarm
Students happy to miss class On Tuesday, May 6, a fire alarm sounded throughout the school. The heat…
Washington D.C. Trip
From April 22 to 25, 8th graders traveled to Washington D.C. to culminate what they had learned in…
What Do Teachers Do During Summer?
We see teachers almost every day from late August to early June, when we are let out for…
What Do Teachers Do All Day?
We see our teachers almost every day for about an hour, but have you ever wondered what do…
Service Club Creates Picture Books on Rights of the Child
This year, Service Club and the Change Makers club are embarking on a new project to create picture…
Events
Monday, May 26: Memorial Day Friday, May 30: Last Day of Classes Monday, June 2: Valley Fair Field…
Endangered Sea Turtles
Climate change has endangered many animals throughout the last few years. One of these is the Green Sea…
Corrections
If you notice any mistakes in the newspaper (false facts, spelling and grammar mistakes, missing names or credits,…
How Does The Middle School Style Canvas?
Canvas: The website for all things school. We use this platform many times a day to access assignments,…
Technology Statistics from the Blake Middle School
Screen Time The average Blake Middle School student spends... 3.9 hours on a screen per day 2.8 hours…
Winter Fun Day
On January 31, all of the middle school will go to Buck Hill Winter Fun Day. The day…
Mr. Kats Leaves For Sabbatical For Rest of Year
Mr. Amir Kats has been on sabbatical for the past few weeks and will be away for the…
Corrections
Last issue (Quarter 1) On page 4, the article about the Winter Musical says the dates are in…
Events
Mon. Jan 20 – Martin Luther King Day (No School) Fri. Jan 24 – MS 7th/8th Grade Dance…
Corrections
In the last issue, published in the previous year, an article was published with the word insane. We…
2024 Presidential Election
The 2024 presidential election might make history. For the Democrats, Kamala Harris is running, after Joe Biden endorsed…
MS Mock Election
Earlier this week, on Tuesday, students came to the library to cast their votes for a mock election,…
Top Climate Risks of 2024: Flooding
Flooding is a big problem. Why? Flooding is making villages, cities, and even homes flood underwater. This is…
Top Climate Risks of 2024: Wildfires
Climate change is a huge problem and there are several things that it has affected. One of the…
How Are Middle School Schedules Made? - A Complicated Process
At the start of the year, when you got your schedules, you may have thought: I’m in six…
Veterans Day 2024
“Closed for national holiday” is a sign one might see on their favorite store on November, 11th. November…
Congrats to Respect House
Congrats to Respect House for winning Quarter One!
End the Year & Pay It Forward
We will wrap up our final projects in a few short weeks, returning library books and purging lockers…
Valley Fair Trip New For 6th Grade
A week from now, the entire Middle School will go to Valley Fair. Once there, students can go…
No Eclipse at Blake
This year's solar eclipse was nowhere to be seen at Blake. The cloudy skies blocked out everything from…
Summer Reading
• All students are required to read at least 4 books over the summer. • Students are encouraged…
Upcoming Events
Monday May 27 – No School (Memorial Day Holiday) Friday May 31 – Special Schedule (ABCDEFGH) Friday May…
D.C. Trip Brings Excitement
8th graders are starting to get excited about the Washington D.C. Trip, which will happen after Spring Break.…
Better Blake Bots Advance to Nationals
After doing well at the MN First Lego League State Tournament on Sunday 2/18, the Better Blake Bots…
Minnesota Has New State Flag
Less than a month ago, on December 19 2023, Minnesota chose a new flag. The flag (which is…
The History of Highcroft And What It Was Like Being the Last Graduating 5th Grade Class
Highcroft Country Day School was founded in 1958 and was originally kindergarten through 9th grade. Located in Wayzata,…
The Bear Facts: The Blake Middle School’s Old Newspaper
The Blake Bear Bugle is one of its kind. Or is it? Most people don’t know this, but…
Countries Near Ukraine Threatened by Russia
You may have read about the violence and troubling things currently happening in the war in Ukraine. Have…
US Debt
The debt goes up every millisecond so this is just rounding. When you read this the millions will…
Two School Days Without a Laptop
To test the Blake curriculum on how reliant it was on laptops, and to test how not using…
Important Events Coming Up
MS Knowledge Bowl Meet (Field Trip) — Tuesday Jan 23, 2:40 PM - 8:00 PM US/MS Band Festival…
Legacy Day Split in Two
Legacy Day has always been one thing, an assembly, followed by time with Legacy Day groups, and ending…
Space Tremors on the Moon
NASA scientists have recently made a significant revelation regarding the moon, stating that it experiences a lot of…
The US Will Soon Have No More Panda Bears
For the first time since 1972, there will be no panda bears in the United States. This is…
What Will Happen to Highcroft When We Are Gone
We all know that Highcroft is closing. We all know that the two campuses are combining. But have…
Secret Rooms in Highcroft
In honor of Highcroft's closing, I have put together a collection of unknown rooms and passages in the…
A New Generation Will Carry on the Woodland Acres
During the last week of school, the Woodland Acres is getting passed on to the third graders. The…
5th Grade Participates in a Giant Increase of Projects
In 5th grade, there is an influx of projects, gradually increasing during the year. It started with identity…
The Last Highcroft 5th Grade Closing is Happening
On the last day of school, Tuesday, June 6, the whole school will gather to celebrate us going…
The Art Room
When we move to the other campus, art will change. Although this will not affect middle schoolers, we…
The Secrets of the ELC Construction Site
As most of us know, Blake is building a new building for grades Pre-k through 1st, on the…
Blake Tries to Connect Both Campuses
For more than a year, Blake has been trying to connect us to the other campus. They want…
Blake Sees Everything We Do On Our Laptops
We use our computers almost every single day. But we are not the only ones who can see…
How Currency Works And Why It Doesn’t
As many class businesses & organizations thrive this year, the need for money is real. Many people have…
5th Grade Wins Library House Cup Challenge
As you may have noticed, outside the library, there is a bulletin board showing what percentage of the…
5th Graders Will Perform Anansi the Spider
The 5th-grade play has been revealed. The 5th graders are going to perform Anansi the Spider. 5th graders…
No Balloon Club Influences Blake
The No Balloon Club was founded by Sage Leavenworth last year as a way for Blake admissions to…
Blake Adds New Verse to Alma Mater
With big changes happening to Blake, including the closing of Highcroft and the construction of the Early Learning…
Woodland Acres in Winter
During Winter, the Woodland Acres becomes a whole new place. This year, it turned into the Snowflake Hotel,…
Taher Lunch Makes Major Changes
Ever since school started, Taher lunch, which is the Blake lunch provider, has made some major changes including…
5th Grade Means More Homework
There is a dramatic increase in homework in 5th grade. That means at least one page of homework…
Pre-Legacy Day
Legacy Day is right around the corner as I am writing this. We are all pumped up about…
The Woodland Acres is Not Alone
The Woodland Acres is no longer alone. Three more villages have been created. One is on the upper…
Bush is Destroyed in Attempts to Find Lost Flag
The flag has been lost again. Most third & fourth graders think that Rowan L. threw it in…
Broken Strings
Some people are getting very annoyed that the orchestra is at recess while others are okay with it.…
Highcroft Closing Outrage
People spend a lot of time at Highcroft and they feel depressed that it is closing. Joshua, Emma,…
Shots Or No Shots, That Is The Question
The European country, Austria, has put a mandate on vaccinations. Only 54.2% of Austria’s population is vaccinated. That…
Technology Destroys Students
Because of the 2019 Coronavirus, lower school students are given more technology in school. And because of online…
Interviews
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Interview with Mr. Daniel LeJeune
After 27 years at Blake, 40 years of teaching, Mr. Daniel LeJeune, known to his students as “LJ,”…
Interview with Head of School Dr. Anne E. Stavney
Dr. Anne E. Stavney is leaving Blake after being its Head of School for 14 years. Q: Can…
Student Spotlight: Gabriel Shen and Lily Borofsky
For five years the Blake Bear Bugle has been a part of the Blake community, three of those…
New Middle School Teachers 2025
Ms. Gandossy Q: What are your favorite things to do outside of school? A: I enjoy spending time…